Jannik Sinner responds to Alexander Zverev after being compared to Novak Djokovic

Jannik Sinner won his third Grand Slam title after beating Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final.

Sinner surpassed Roger Federer with his victory over Zverev, as he extends his winning streak on hard courts to 21 matches.

Following his Australian Open title defence, Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal messaged Sinner.

Zverev believes Sinner is by far the best player in the world at the moment, and has compared him to some of the greats.

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Jannik Sinner responds to Novak Djokovic comparisons from Alexander Zverev

Zverev compared Sinner to Novak Djokovic in his press conference, suggesting that they both play very similarly.

These comments were brought to Sinner, who suggested that he somewhat agreed with Zverev and looks up to Djokovic.

“Well, it’s an amazing compliment, no, from Sascha [Zverev],” said Sinner. “I think everyone is different in a way. Obviously I have some similarities with Novak’s game style. I still believe when Novak plays at his best, it’s very, very, very tough to beat him.

“But game style-wise I looked up to him, trying to understand what he’s doing, how he handles the pressure moments, and important moments.

“I still believe we are different as players because everyone is different, but for sure we have similarities. The similarities are having a quite clean ball striking from the baseline, having a good movement, understanding a little bit where your opponent plays the ball.

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“Yeah, obviously I aim to improve as a player because I feel like I still can improve in certain areas, and that’s where we are going to work on. That’s it.”

Djokovic reacted to the Australian Open final and sent messages to both Sinner and Zverev on social media.

Jannik Sinner sends message to Alexander Zverev after Australian Open final

Sinner has offered Zverev some advice, after beating him in his third Grand Slam final.

This was followed by a message on social media from Sinner, who offered his respect to Zverev and reflected on his own victory.

“Taking this trophy home for a second time feels absolutely unreal!!!!” exclaimed Sinner. “To my team and all of you who’ve cheered me on from every corner of the world – thank you! Huge respect @AlexZverev for an incredible match @AustralianOpen.”

Both players will now go their separate ways, with Zverev turning his attention to the South American clay courts, while Sinner joins Alcaraz in Rotterdam.

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